Modeling emerald ash borer spread in Ohio and Michigan

Anantha M. Prasad; Louis Iverson; Matthew Peters; Jonathan Bossenbroek; Davis Sydnor; Mark Schwartz

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Modeling emerald ash borer spread in Ohio and Michigan

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Anantha M. Prasad, Louis Iverson, Matthew Peters, Jonathan Bossenbroek, Davis Sydnor, Mark Schwartz

Year:

2008

Type:

Other

Station:

Northern Research Station

Source:

In: Mastro,Victor; Lance, David; Reardon, Richard; Parra, Gregory, comps. Emerald ash borer research and development meeting; 2007 October 23-24; Pittsburgh, PA. Morgantown, WV: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Forest Health Technology Enterprise Team: 3.

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Abstract

Our group has been modelling the spread of emerald ash borer (EAB) in Ohio using a spatially explicit cell-based model that takes into account the insect's flight characteristics (Insect Flight Model) as well as external factors that enable the insects to travel passively (Insect Ride Model).

Citation

Prasad, Anantha; Iverson, Louis; Peters, Matthew; Bossenbroek, Jonathan; Sydnor, Davis; Schwartz, Mark. 2008. Modeling emerald ash borer spread in Ohio and Michigan. In: Mastro,Victor; Lance, David; Reardon, Richard; Parra, Gregory, comps. Emerald ash borer research and development meeting; 2007 October 23-24; Pittsburgh, PA. Morgantown, WV: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Forest Health Technology Enterprise Team: 3.